New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-11
McGLYNN AND THE CARDINAL
THE LAST STORY ABOUT THEM DENIED
EUGENE KELLY SAYS MISS CALDWELL HAS NOT
WITHDRAWN HER dIFT 70 rHR unIyxRsirx


WITHDRAWN HER GIFT 70 THE UNIvERsirY.
The story published yesterday that tho case Of
Dr McGiynn was to be reopened by tho Pops in
consequence Of the fact being discovered that
Cardinal Gibbons had suppressed the Doctors do
fence which tho Rev. Dr.. Burtsel ntrusted to him,
was denied here a. well ~ in Baltimore IN the
most emphatic manner. So also was the statement
that Miss Caldwell had withdrawn her gift Of
100000 to the proposed Catholic university.
The denial of the FIRST was made ct Archbishop
Corriesns residence last evening through the prel-
Sssa.sS :sSi's'f a sss there Dr.
| the slightest probability of Dr.. McGlynn's
case being reopened or that the Doctor would eveg
| til he had made full submission to the Holy Sea
Ibis, he thought. was plainly evident from the
Popes letter to Archbishop Corrgan last May
that. he had examined the case in ell
its bearings from the very beginning; Ihena,
Scen %ithon: hearing he said
"Dr. McGlynn received three or four summonses
from Rome. and on his failure to notice them be
was % again ordered to present himself in honle
Within that period he had pie time to prepare and
present his address II he so desired: Falling
CURED by his disc oedience this excommunicatIou.
He was fully warned Of the consequences of his 70
| fusal to obey the summons.
Again, tho same letter which informed DIR.
McGlynn of his removal from st. Stephens offered
him also an opportunity for presenting 20 tho
hs 5 why hs Gud ~ tS p"s
opportunity which the Archbishop afforded him."
louchiug the charge TINT Cardinal! Gibbons had
as M % has
been sent to Cardinal Gibbons 20 be presented to
the authorities In Rome. A preate who saw Dr.:
1t was personal letter aud that there was no 10.
dication in the letter itself that IL was prepared
or 70 es ED 70 the
any statement or defence or document which
he received for Presentation 70 tue iioy
to Gsdns Gibbons smed to oSsy .,
disobeyed any order enlanating from the Pope on
this matter"
The talk about the removal of Archbishop Corri-
gan, he said in conclusion. had no foundation
whatever. This and other rumors equally absurd
had been circu ated with the view. seemingly. OF
lessenlng the effects of the excommunicatIOn -
Eugene Kelly. the banker, who Is Miss Caldwefe
financial agent, stated with marked emphasis thss
n9 81. had
such intention, he added the whole story was alb
Major John D. Kelley, of Brooklyn one Of Car
dinai Gibbons's most intimate friends here.
denied that the Cardinal had interfered IN
the case Of DR.. McGlynn. The Cardinal, be SAID:
the Doctor without incurring ecclesiastical CRU:
clsm as the Cardinals ~ suaorty dld .d not Sx,ohc 20
added, "tred to lead people to believe that the
priest while really nothing was iurther
conn communication With Dr.. McGlynn and bis letter to
DR.. Burtsell merely requested DIR. McGynn to obey
the summons calling him to Rome" o,,
In regard to the interview between the Cardinai
and d.. Burtsell about DR.. McG!vnn, ne SAID:
Dr. Burtsell paid . visit to Cardinal 0ibooaSS
while the latter was at my residence, but ne coeio
he first called tie Cardinal was at dinner and
Dr. Bursel vas Tss cS;na compelled led NJ TO Rn,s.si wa
then had very short talk before the Cardinal
started out for q walk with ME. Dr burtseu
Vn SVS nSs have sbe nae %s
wien DR.. Burtsell called"
replied ~ have made 1t . rule never to discusss
occlesiastcal matters through the newspapers, and
should be especially unwilling 70 do so in this case
as have no right to open my lips where the inter-
ests Of O third party arc concerned -
A STATEMENT BY CARDINAL GIBBONS
DENYING THAT HE WITHHELD INFORMATION FOR
THE POPE CONCERNING DIR. MGLYNN.
BALrIMoRr, Sept 10 (Specian.-When CardiD'!
Gibbons and the Catholic Clergy Of Baltimore read
the statements published thu morning OF the Rev.
Dr. Burtsel aud DR.. MeGlvnn, charging the Cardinal
with suppressing Mc3lynns appeal to the Vatican.
they were greatly surprised. The Rev. DIR. John
Folev the Cardinals confd utia adviser. repaired as
once to the Cardinals residence and conference was
held in which several other leading priests OF the city
took part After their consultation the Cardinal
said that he did not to enter into any newspaper
controversy OIL tho matter. He would say, however.
that while in Rome in February receiving his inssns
of the carnalae he had talk with the Holy Father
In reference to McGlynn which resulted In bis Hoi-
ness requesting the Cardinal to summon MoGlynn 70
Rome. Tnis the Cardinal promptly did, and nos
kno wing the address Of Or. Moalynn in New-Yosk.
he addressed the letter to DR.. Burtsell, whom he
knew to be an old and intimate friend of DR.. Nc
Glynn. Subsequently, whep the holy Fathers ru'
quest was the answer did not come from Dr.
McGlynn but, the Cardinal says, came from ".
BurtselI addressed to Cardinal Gibbons. In this
letter Dr. Burtsell gave certain and excuses
10, Dr. Mc4lyuns not coming to Rome. The Cardinal
declined give for publication the contents Ut the
letter.
@Ur. Burtsells letter was addressed to me and not
to Cardinal Simeoni." continued the Cardinal, and
accordingly dId Iot hand The letter to Tie
seeing reasons why should, as 1t was personai
The CARDINAL then said very emphstically that be
did not empress Dr.. McGlynns answer a. contained
in Dr. Burtsels letter biniseli. bot promptly com
the to the Cardinal rrefect OF tne
Propaganda who no doubt In turn s"mmu9c. as .sso
msdiary between Dr. MO0iynn and Archbishop c'rri-
"a. sste. and he carefully any
interference In matter which solely concerned tue
priest and his srche:hop In ,eerense INTO Ss me
matter the Cardinal expressed the grea ess surprise
He stated that he had not voted tor the 70
be located at particular place that matter oeias
vote Cardinal Gibbons also declared that he had
no knowledge OF auy change In the original endow-
ment 40 generously made by Mis-. Caldwell.
Dr. Foley, tho Cardinsis adviser, spoke more en-
uLatically about the matter than The Cardinal he
prououuced The BROOKLYN Standard Unione reP9tt
a TISSUE OF fslsehoods from oeginnin- to end In
the irst place. SAID he one very grave and errone-
ous statement the parties who inspired the srtscis
make Is that Cardinal Gibbons took any part nola
ing back any statement OF DR.. McGiynn from the
Popes eyes tht king it would interfere Win tnc
Cardinals chamoonship OF the knights o. LABOR
oause Dr. McGlynu 10 10 the Diocese OF New-fork,
over which the Cardinal has control At least 90 tar
a. clerical matters are concerned. Mss Ciid~ei
Las mot withdrawn her endowment from the un'versi-
~ n she had the tact would have been bret comu-
nicated to Cardinal Gibbons. who has received no
such information Tee statements are open iaortcs-
tion. and the oripiustors or the OF the article
IN the Brooklyn paper either knew nothing OF tho